Radio 1's Screen Time

Andrew Garfield returns to Radio 1's Screen Time just days after his first appearance, sitting down with Ali face to face for an in-person Movies That Made Me that promises to delight and enthrall. He's a charmer, he really is. The pair talk about everything from The Social Network to Tick, Tick... Boom and back again, not forgetting his appearances in the Spider-Man movies and more than a few other highlights along the way.

It seems like forever ago that Robert Battinson - sorry, Pattinson, these things happen - was announced as our new Caped Crusader. And now, years later, at long last, R-Batz is here. On this special 'Becoming...' interview, The Artist Formerly Known As Edward Cullen talked to Ali about how he got the gig in the first place, putting on the suit for the first time and what he got told off for on set. Repeatedly. You'll see...

Peaky Blinders is back on BBC One for its sixth and final season, and what a pleasure it was to speak to the star of the much-loved, critically acclaimed gangster drama, one Cillian Murphy. Ali chatted to Tommy Shelby himself back in December - just before he started the whole Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer process - touching on how he got the role in the first place, how to tackle the accent, the look, the walk, as well as what the whole decade-long experience means to him.

A Friday episode of three parts this week: an intro from Ali, flagging up what's in cinemas, what interviews we have to look forward to and certain comfort food films we might want to check out. Then there's a news section, featuring friends of the show Jake Hamilton and Ash Crossan chatting about what's what in the world of movies and TV, including recent Oscars decisions, that Doctor Strange 2 trailer and more. Then! Then, then, then we have a spoilerific chat about The Book Of Boba Fett and get very geeky about the latest Star Wars Disney+ show. It's a bumper one this ep and no mistake.

Many will know Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister from that there Game Of Thrones but now you can soon see him as Cyrano in, um, Cyrano, at long last in cinemas. In this ‘Story So Far’ interview we leap about his career, from The Station Agent to Avengers: Infinity War, and it is a delight, though we say so ourselves.

If you've not already heard of Mary Elizabeth Kelly, prepare to discover one of your new favourite people on the internet. An exceptional impressionist and a big-time Mean Girls fan, she dropped by Ali Plumb's Film Club to talk about - you guessed it - Mean Girls. Oh, and being an impressionist. You may have seen that coming, sure, but just wanted to be clear up front, you know.

After breaking box office records with Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland is back with another high-budget big screen adventure in the form of Uncharted, the long-awaited cinematic adaptation of the much-loved Naughty Dog / Playstation gaming series. Our Tom is a young Nathan Drake, the treasure-hunting hero of the franchise, while Mark Wahlberg is his moustachioed mentor Sully. Listen to Mister Holland esq talk to Ali about getting the role, what it means to him and which part of the costume kept smacking him in the face.

The 2022 Oscar nominations are here, and Ali is more than willing to rattle through some of the headlines for you, despite a nuisance headcold (sorry about the voice modulation, by the by). Then there's the host of the super smash hit YouTube interview show Hot Ones, that there Sean Evans, who stops by to answer Ali's seemingly infinite questions about his internet-breaking series, as well as touching on Christopher Nolan's beloved Batman outing The Dark Knight for another Ali Plumb's Film Club. There's a whole lotta podcast in the podcast and no mistake.

Andrew Garfield has been giving the world some pretty darn amazing performances of late, notably in his new movie, The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (where he plays televangelist Jim Bakker), and also musical Tick Tick... Boom on Netflix. And then there's, well, how shall we put this? He's also in another motion picture that you may well have seen but it's probably best we don't mention its name - at least not in the description - though it does come up within the conversation you're about to hear, so forewarned is (sort of) forearmed. Long story short though, Andrew Garfield is a hero and here's an interview with him, please enjoy.

Emma Sidi, star of Starstruck (soon to hit BBC3 on February 7th), stops by to talk about the show as well as Tick, Tick... Boom, Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Andrew Garfield as Rent writer Jon Larson' musical that hit Netflix late last year. Plus, Ali tries (and fails) to wrap his head around the new Bafta nominations and just how they work these days, and then there's a review of Jackass Forever and an 'acknowledgement' of the existence of Moonfall.